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In one of the best independent matches of 2018, the Isle of Sheppey native assembled a technical classic versus A-Kid on April 14 for White Wolf Wrestling in Spain.

Sabre Jr. had a tremendous G-1 Climax tournament for New Japan during July and August and took part in some tremendous contests.

Back in Blighty, Zack went to war with WALTER for PROGRESS on October 28 in yet another classic contest.

No matter the type of opponent, setting or size of crowd, Zack Sabre Jr. was consistently great throughout 2018 and produced a quantity of great matches that nobody else in pro wrestling was able to match; he was the best.

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Running Sabre Jr. a very close second was the charismatic Kenny Omega.

The 35-year-old Canadian had an amazing 2018 and helped construct some incredible matches - including a 74-minute war with Kazuchika Okada on June 9 that is the single greatest wrestling contest this writer has ever seen.

In third place is Will Ospreay , a breathtaking talent who has all the potential to become Britain’s greatest ever pro wrestler.

Ospreay fought in some sublime singles encounters against the likes of Marty Scurll, Hiromu Takahashi and WALTER, but it was in a tag team match with Hiroshi Tanahashi opposite Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi that Ospreay entered perhaps his greatest ever performance.

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In a near half-hour encounter, Ospreay outshone Omega, Ibushi and Tanahashi with some of the most riveting exchanges you’re ever likely to see.

Sabre Jr. and Ospreay were not the only New Japan talents to finish in the top 50; 14 of the 50 wrestlers are currently contracted to New Japan with a further two – Kenny Omega and KUSHIDA – recently departing the promotion.

Twelve wrestlers under contract to the WWE make the list but only three are currently on the main roster- Seth Rollins, AJ Styles and Mustafa Ali – with the rest comprised of NXT and NXT UK talent.

Quite frankly, the in-ring product on Raw and Smackdown throughout 2018 was often sub-par, but if the first few weeks of this year are anything to go by, then you can expect to see more main roster superstars make this list in 12 months’ time.